Description:
This book employs approaches from phenomenology and psychopathology to show how perspectival flexibility is grounded in the interplay of perception and imagination, and develops a reassessment of social experience. It is essential for researchers working on imagination, social cognition and the epistemological problems of other minds.
Review Quotes:
"This collection is welcome indeed since it draws into sharp relief the important but often overlooked connections among imagination, intersubjectivity, and perspective-taking of all kinds. While those schooled in the phenomenological tradition are well aware that these interlocking themes were of central concern to Husserl, Stein, Sartre and company, it has, with some exceptions, taken a little more time for analytical philosophers of mind and cognitive scientists to realize just how crucial perspective-taking is to understanding the structures and functions of consciousness . . . The book is highly recommended." -- Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
"An outstanding and innovative book, which absolutely needs to be read and studied by researchers and students." -- Natalie Depraz, University of Rouen, France
"This book covers a wide range of intriguing and original contributions to the role of imagination in perspective-taking, and the sociality of imagination." -- Anika Fiebich, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany